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Lawyer: Chemical-weapon law misapplied in Pa. case (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2009 02:40 PM PDT AP - The federal government overreached when it used an anti-terrorism law to prosecute a jealous lab technician who tried to harm her husband's mistress by leaving deadly chemicals on a door handle at her home and in the tailpipe of her car, a defense attorney argued on appeal Monday.

Former 'enemy combatant' pleads not guilty (AFP) Posted: 23 Mar 2009 02:33 PM PDT AFP - Suspected Al-Qaeda sleeper agent Ali al-Marri, the last "enemy combatant" held on US soil, pleaded not guilty in a federal court Monday to charges of conspiring to support terrorism.

Accused "sleeper agent" pleads not guilty in U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 23 Mar 2009 01:54 PM PDT Reuters - An accused sleeper agent for al Qaeda who was held in isolation in a U.S. Navy brig for six years pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges in an appearance in federal court on Monday.

Suicide bomber targets Pakistan police, 2 killed (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2009 11:00 AM PDT AP - A bomber blew himself up at a police station housing the country's terrorism intelligence offices late Monday, killing himself and one officer.

US asks India to support Pakistan on extremists (AFP) Posted: 23 Mar 2009 09:00 AM PDT AFP - The United States called Monday on India to support rival Pakistan in rooting out extremism as Washington drafts a new "war on terror" strategy in South Asia.

U.N. warns India against anti-Muslim prejudice (Reuters) Posted: 23 Mar 2009 08:24 AM PDT Reuters - The U.N. human rights chief urged India on Monday to counter suspicion against its Muslim minority following the Mumbai attacks and warned the country's strict anti-terror measures threatened human rights.

Pakistan president calls for help to fight terror (AFP) Posted: 23 Mar 2009 05:26 AM PDT AFP - Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari called on the United States and Britain to help his government fight terrorism and extremism in his country in an interview broadcast Monday.

Mumbai gunman tells court that he is from Pakistan (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2009 04:45 AM PDT AP - The only gunman charged in last year's terror attacks in Mumbai told an Indian court Monday, the first day of court proceedings, that he would agree to a government-provided lawyer and also repeated that he was a Pakistani national.

Interpol-Pakistan share terror suspect profiles (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2009 07:28 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan has shared the DNA profiles of suspected terrorists linked to last year's attacks in Mumbai with Interpol, the policy agency said on Sunday in what it called a benchmark move.

Jury considers penalty in Ariz Serial Shooter case (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2009 12:11 PM PDT AP - Jurors who convicted a former janitor of murdering six people and attacking 19 others will begin work Monday to decide whether he should be put to death for the dozens of random, nighttime shootings that terrorized the city in 2005 and 2006.

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